Marisa Abela says she felt the eyes of the public on her as she transformed into Amy Winehouse for Sam Taylor-Johnson's new ...

Filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson was eager to cast British actress Marisa Abela as ill-fated singer Amy Winehouse in her biopic “Back to Black” (in theaters Friday). Then she got some shocking news.

Since bagging the role of Yasmin in Industry, Abela has gone on to play the late singer Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson's ...

Marisa Abela had to come off social media when she played Amy Winehouse. The 28-year-old actress starred as tragic singer Amy ...

Marisa Abela has admitted it was "difficult" to play Amy WInehouse in the 'Back to Black' biopic due to the media scrutiny that followed the film.

Before the Industry, Marisa Abela wasn’t exactly a household name. Born in Brighton in 1996, she came into the role of Yasmin ...

Jack O’Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil and Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in "Back to Black." Credit: Dean Rogers / Focus Features Amy Winehouse burned bright and fast in the cruel firmament of fame.

Marisa was always extremely mesmerising." Even after starring in TV shows and films including Back to Black, a biopic of Amy Winehouse, Abela has never forgotten her roots, said Ms Whitely.

in her first year of drama school and said the role of Yasmin “changed my life” as she has gone on to play the late singer Amy Winehouse in the film Back To Black. Abela triumphed over Monica ...

She also recently played Amy Winehouse in the film Back to Black ... but [the HBO drama] Big Little Lies changed the game. Marisa Abela. Photography: Rachel Louise Brown, Set Design: Penny Mills ...

Marisa Abela had to come off social media when she played Amy Winehouse. The 28-year-old actress starred as tragic singer Amy- who died in 2011 at the age of 27 - in the biopic 'Back To Black' and ...